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Installing and Configuring Remote Installation Services
Before beginning a rollout of Windows 2000 Professional using RIS, become familiar with the prerequisites for the service and install the service using the Remote Installation Services Setup wizard.
Examining the Prerequisites
RIS is available only on computers running one of the Windows 2000 Server family of products. The RIS server can be a domain controller or a member server. Table 23.2 lists the network services required for RIS and their RIS function. These network services don't have to be installed on the same computer as RIS, but they must be available somewhere on the network.
Table 23.2 Network Services Required for RIS
Network service RIS function
DNS Service RIS relies on the DNS server for locating both the directory service and client computer accounts.
DHCP Service Client computers that can perform a network boot receive an IP address from the DHCP server.
Active Directory directory services RIS relies on the directory services based on Active Directory technology in Windows 2000 for locating existing client computers as well as existing RIS servers.
Remote installation requires that RIS (included on the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM) be installed on a volume that is shared over the network. This shared volume must meet the following criteria:
The shared volume can't be on the same drive that is running Windows 2000 Server.
The shared volume must be large enough to hold the RIS software and the various Windows 2000 Professional images.
The shared volume must be formatted with the Microsoft Windows 2000 File System (NTFS).
Using the Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard
When your network meets the prerequisites for RIS, you can run the Remote Installation Services Setup wizard, which does the following:
Installs the RIS software
Creates the remote installation folder and copies the Windows 2000 Professional installation files to the server
Adds .SIF files, which are a variation of an Unattend.txt file
Configures the Client Installation wizard screens that will appear during a remote installation
Updates the registry
Starts the required Remote Installation Services
When installation of RIS is complete, you can configure it using the server's computer object in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. For more information on the management of Active Directory objects, see Chapter 9, "Introducing Active Directory Directory Services."
The RIS server stores the RIS images used to automatically install Windows 2000 Professional on client computers that are enabled for remote boot. The RIS server can be a domain controller or a stand-alone server that is a member of a domain containing Active Directory directory services.
